Sökning: "symptom-distress"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade ordet symptom-distress.
1. Constipation in palliative care : Prevalence, definitions, symptom distress and risk-factors
Sammanfattning : Background and aims: Constipation for patients in palliative care is common and described with variations in prevalence. Side -effects from opioid- treatment, is considered to be one of the main factors leading to constipation. LÄS MER
2. Fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure. Patient experience and consequences of fatigue in daily life
Sammanfattning : Although fatigue is a prevalent and distressing symptom in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), it is an underestimated problem in the care of patients, and consequently, insufficiently investigated. The primary aim of this thesis was, therefore, to advance the knowledge from the patients? perspective by describing characteristics of the fatigue experience and its consequences in daily life in patients with CHF. LÄS MER
3. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy : patients experiences of self-reported symptoms, perception of health and sense of coherence in a short and long term perspective
Sammanfattning : The aim of Study I was to explore patients' experiences related to gallstone disease and to their experiences of postoperative symptoms during the first week following outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Twelve patients treated in day surgery were interviewed one week after surgery and a qualitative analysis was performed. LÄS MER
4. Undergoing stem-cell transplantation : patients perceptions of symptoms, functional status and health-related quality of life
Sammanfattning : Stem-cell transplantation (SCT) is one therapy alternative in cases of cancer diseases. The SCT process begins with a course of high-dose chemotherapy with or without irradiation, which results in side- effects that can range from minimal to life-threatening. LÄS MER
5. Looking into the Future : How to Use Advanced Statistical Methods for Predicting Psychotherapy Outcomes in Routine Care
Sammanfattning : Psychotherapy research has shifted from mainly focusing on the average effects of different treatments to concentrating more on questions related to the individual patient. When research attention shifts, it can give rise to the implementation of new statistical methods that, in turn, can illuminate new challenges that must be addressed. LÄS MER